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1984 West Virginia governor election

Arch A. Moore Jr. (Republican) beat Clyde M. See Jr. (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1984, 53.3% to 46.7%, a margin of 6.5 points and 48,372 votes.

West Virginia changed party: in 1980 it went Democratic, for Jay Rockefeller.

Republicans led in 37 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18. The largest, Kanawha, cast 90,882 votes and went to the Republican by 8.3 points. The closest was Hampshire, where 10 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Arch A. Moore Jr. won Republican 394,937 53.3%
Clyde M. See Jr. Democratic 346,565 46.7%
Total741,502

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 41,667 45.8% 49,215 54.2% 90,882 R+8.3
Cabell 17,691 46.4% 20,429 53.6% 38,120 R+7.2
Wood 14,482 39.7% 22,003 60.3% 36,485 R+20.6
Harrison 14,929 43.4% 19,444 56.6% 34,373 R+13.1
Raleigh 17,299 60.3% 11,401 39.7% 28,700 D+20.6
Monongalia 12,152 43.4% 15,870 56.6% 28,022 R+13.3
Marion 11,707 43.4% 15,269 56.6% 26,976 R+13.2
Ohio 9,280 38.4% 14,858 61.6% 24,138 R+23.1
Mercer 9,749 41.8% 13,580 58.2% 23,329 R+16.4
Fayette 11,981 61.7% 7,452 38.3% 19,433 D+23.3
Berkeley 7,069 37.5% 11,793 62.5% 18,862 R+25.0
Logan 10,361 58.7% 7,287 41.3% 17,648 D+17.4
Wayne 8,824 50.8% 8,529 49.2% 17,353 D+1.7
Marshall 5,644 33.4% 11,262 66.6% 16,906 R+33.2
Hancock 8,862 57.8% 6,467 42.2% 15,329 D+15.6
Putnam 6,563 44.3% 8,237 55.7% 14,800 R+11.3
Greenbrier 6,296 47.5% 6,948 52.5% 13,244 R+4.9
Mingo 8,683 66.9% 4,301 33.1% 12,984 D+33.7
McDowell 7,930 62.4% 4,776 37.6% 12,706 D+24.8
Mason 6,070 48.2% 6,536 51.8% 12,606 R+3.7
Boone 6,949 57.2% 5,210 42.8% 12,159 D+14.3
Jackson 4,490 38.9% 7,056 61.1% 11,546 R+22.2
Brooke 6,498 56.3% 5,035 43.7% 11,533 D+12.7
Wyoming 5,769 51.4% 5,450 48.6% 11,219 D+2.8
Randolph 5,107 45.9% 6,029 54.1% 11,136 R+8.3
Mineral 5,049 45.8% 5,979 54.2% 11,028 R+8.4
Preston 3,685 33.4% 7,341 66.6% 11,026 R+33.2
Lincoln 5,601 55.4% 4,510 44.6% 10,111 D+10.8
Jefferson 4,622 45.9% 5,451 54.1% 10,073 R+8.2
Nicholas 5,056 53.6% 4,384 46.4% 9,440 D+7.1
Upshur 2,997 34.6% 5,663 65.4% 8,660 R+30.8
Wetzel 3,929 46.3% 4,555 53.7% 8,484 R+7.4
Lewis 3,242 40.0% 4,865 60.0% 8,107 R+20.0
Barbour 3,037 43.0% 4,032 57.0% 7,069 R+14.1
Taylor 2,513 37.0% 4,282 63.0% 6,795 R+26.0
Roane 2,498 38.9% 3,921 61.1% 6,419 R+22.2
Braxton 3,299 52.3% 3,008 47.7% 6,307 D+4.6
Hampshire 3,102 49.9% 3,112 50.1% 6,214 R+0.2
Monroe 2,786 46.1% 3,252 53.9% 6,038 R+7.7
Summers 2,937 50.4% 2,885 49.6% 5,822 D+0.9
Morgan 2,020 41.1% 2,895 58.9% 4,915 R+17.8
Hardy 3,091 66.2% 1,579 33.8% 4,670 D+32.4
Ritchie 1,415 30.3% 3,254 69.7% 4,669 R+39.4
Tyler 1,456 31.6% 3,157 68.4% 4,613 R+36.9
Grant 1,318 28.6% 3,292 71.4% 4,610 R+42.8
Pocahontas 2,087 47.1% 2,341 52.9% 4,428 R+5.7
Tucker 1,661 40.7% 2,420 59.3% 4,081 R+18.6
Webster 2,392 61.1% 1,526 38.9% 3,918 D+22.1
Clay 2,146 55.9% 1,692 44.1% 3,838 D+11.8
Pleasants 1,655 44.4% 2,072 55.6% 3,727 R+11.2
Pendleton 1,885 53.1% 1,667 46.9% 3,552 D+6.1
Gilmer 1,534 43.9% 1,962 56.1% 3,496 R+12.2
Calhoun 1,529 46.1% 1,786 53.9% 3,315 R+7.8
Doddridge 949 29.4% 2,278 70.6% 3,227 R+41.2
Wirt 1,022 43.3% 1,339 56.7% 2,361 R+13.4

Counties as they stood in 1984; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

West Virginia governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Patrick Morrisey (R) R+30.4
2020 Jim Justice (R) R+33.3
2016 Jim Justice (D) D+6.8
2012 Earl Ray Tomblin (D) D+4.8
2011 Earl Ray Tomblin (D) D+2.5
2008 Joe Manchin (D) D+44.1
2004 Joe Manchin (D) D+29.5
2000 Robert Ellsworth Wise (D) D+2.9
1996 Cecil H. Underwood (R) R+5.8
1992 Gaston Caperton (D) D+19.5
1988 Gaston Caperton (D) D+17.7
1984 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) R+6.5
1980 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+8.7
1976 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+32.3
1972 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) R+9.5
1968 Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) R+1.7
1964 Hulett Smith (D) D+9.8
1960 W. W. Barron (D) D+8.0
1956 Cecil H. Underwood (R) R+7.8
1952 William C. Marland (D) D+3.1
1948 Okey L. Patteson (D) D+14.2
1944 Clarence W. Meadows (D) D+8.9
1940 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+12.8
1936 Homer A. Holt (D) D+18.3
1932 Herman G. Kump (D) D+8.0
1928 William G. Conley (R) R+7.6
1924 Howard M. Gore (R) R+7.2
1920 Ephraim F. Morgan (R) R+11.1
1916 John J. Cornwell (D) D+1.0
1912 Henry D. Hatfield (R) R+3.3
1908 William E. Glasscock (R) R+4.6
1904 William M.O. Dawson (R) R+3.8
1900 Albert B. White (R) R+8.4
1896 George W. Atkinson (R) R+6.0
1892 William A. MacCorkle (D) D+2.3
1888 A. Brooks Fleming (D) R+0.1
1884 E. Willis Wilson (D) D+3.9
1880 Jacob B. Jackson (D) D+13.6
1876 Henry M. Mathews (D) D+12.7
1872 John J. Jacob (other)
1870 John J. Jacob (D) D+3.9
1868 William E. Stevenson (R) R+9.3
1866 Arthur I. Boreman (R) R+16.2